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Shizuoka Sengen Shrine

Shinto shrine in Shizuoka City dedicated to Mount Fuji's guardian deity, revered as one of the region's most important sanctuaries.

Shizuoka

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Taga-taisha

Shrine to Izanami and Izanagi named in Japan's oldest chronicle of 712, with Momoyama gardens designated a national Place of Scenic Beauty.

Taga · Shiga

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Yasaka Jinja Shrine

A Kyoto shrine tracing its origins to 656, dedicated to Susanoo-no-mikoto and his consort, with its main hall designated a National Treasure in 2020.

Kyoto

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Senso-ji Temple

Among Tokyo's oldest temples, in Asakusa, devoted to the bodhisattva Kannon since the 7th century, with the Kaminarimon gate and Nakamise-dori shop street.

Tokyo

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Shinzan Shrine

This shrine atop Mount Shinzan in Akita honors mountain deities and houses a thousand-year-old kaya tree among ancient cedar groves.

Oga · Akita

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Ikukunitama Shrine

This Osaka shrine venerates two Shinto deities and features a main hall in the distinctive Momoyama-period Ikutama architectural style.

Osaka

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Kirishimamine Shrine

Shrine dating to the 6th century enshrining deities from three generations of the Hyuga, beginning with Ninigi.

Kobayashi · Miyazaki

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Onikoshi Sozen Shrine

Shinto shrine dedicated to Sozen, an Edo-period samurai warrior, established in the early eighteenth century and surrounded by a serene garden.

Takizawa · Iwate

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Aoshima Shrine

Shrine occupying an entire 1.5-kilometre island, dedicated to deities including the god of navigation and ancestors of Emperor Jimmu.

Miyazaki

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Hie Shrine

A Shinto shrine in Takayama dedicated to Sanno Gongen and serving as the focal point of the Takayama Spring Festival, one of Japan's most beautiful festivals.

Takayama · Gifu

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Iwasesuwa Shrine

A shrine near Toyama Port dedicated to Takeminakata no Mikoto, with additional enshrinements of Amaterasu Omikami, Oyamakui no Kami, and Daikoku.

Toyama

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Chichibu Shrine

This 2,000-year-old Shinto shrine in Chichibu is known for its 19th century wooden main building with a thatched roof and December Night Festival.

Chichibu · Saitama

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Karasumori Shrine

Inari shrine for prosperity, founded 940 and notably surviving a devastating 1657 fire, tucked among office buildings near Shimbashi Station.

Tokyo

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Meotogi Shrine Himenomiya

Women's shrine dedicated to matchmaking and marital harmony, paired with a counterpart 2 kilometers away, sacred to traditional fertility worship.

Kofu · Yamanashi

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Futarasan Shrine

Guardian shrine of Nikko from the 8th century, honoring three family deities and a prominent figure in mythology revered for love and matchmaking.

Nikko · Tochigi

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Meiji Jingu

Meiji Jingu is a Shinto shrine in Shibuya, Tokyo, dedicated to Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken, set within a vast man-made forest of around 100,000 trees

Tokyo

Shinto in Japan | Hey Japan!

Shrine

Shizuoka Sengen Shrine

Shinto shrine in Shizuoka City dedicated to Mount Fuji's guardian deity, revered as one of the region's most important sanctuaries.

Shizuoka

Shrine

Taga-taisha

Shrine to Izanami and Izanagi named in Japan's oldest chronicle of 712, with Momoyama gardens designated a national Place of Scenic Beauty.

Taga · Shiga

Shrine

Yasaka Jinja Shrine

A Kyoto shrine tracing its origins to 656, dedicated to Susanoo-no-mikoto and his consort, with its main hall designated a National Treasure in 2020.

Kyoto

Shrine

Senso-ji Temple

Among Tokyo's oldest temples, in Asakusa, devoted to the bodhisattva Kannon since the 7th century, with the Kaminarimon gate and Nakamise-dori shop street.

Tokyo

Shrine

Shinzan Shrine

This shrine atop Mount Shinzan in Akita honors mountain deities and houses a thousand-year-old kaya tree among ancient cedar groves.

Oga · Akita

Shrine

Ikukunitama Shrine

This Osaka shrine venerates two Shinto deities and features a main hall in the distinctive Momoyama-period Ikutama architectural style.

Osaka

Shrine

Kirishimamine Shrine

Shrine dating to the 6th century enshrining deities from three generations of the Hyuga, beginning with Ninigi.

Kobayashi · Miyazaki

Shrine

Onikoshi Sozen Shrine

Shinto shrine dedicated to Sozen, an Edo-period samurai warrior, established in the early eighteenth century and surrounded by a serene garden.

Takizawa · Iwate

Shrine

Aoshima Shrine

Shrine occupying an entire 1.5-kilometre island, dedicated to deities including the god of navigation and ancestors of Emperor Jimmu.

Miyazaki

Shrine

Hie Shrine

A Shinto shrine in Takayama dedicated to Sanno Gongen and serving as the focal point of the Takayama Spring Festival, one of Japan's most beautiful festivals.

Takayama · Gifu

Shrine

Iwasesuwa Shrine

A shrine near Toyama Port dedicated to Takeminakata no Mikoto, with additional enshrinements of Amaterasu Omikami, Oyamakui no Kami, and Daikoku.

Toyama

Shrine

Chichibu Shrine

This 2,000-year-old Shinto shrine in Chichibu is known for its 19th century wooden main building with a thatched roof and December Night Festival.

Chichibu · Saitama

Shrine

Karasumori Shrine

Inari shrine for prosperity, founded 940 and notably surviving a devastating 1657 fire, tucked among office buildings near Shimbashi Station.

Tokyo

Shrine

Meotogi Shrine Himenomiya

Women's shrine dedicated to matchmaking and marital harmony, paired with a counterpart 2 kilometers away, sacred to traditional fertility worship.

Kofu · Yamanashi

Shrine

Futarasan Shrine

Guardian shrine of Nikko from the 8th century, honoring three family deities and a prominent figure in mythology revered for love and matchmaking.

Nikko · Tochigi

Shrine

Meiji Jingu

Meiji Jingu is a Shinto shrine in Shibuya, Tokyo, dedicated to Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken, set within a vast man-made forest of around 100,000 trees

Tokyo

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